Compare A Civil Engineering Technician ↔ B Chemical Engineer

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2 moves · +$73,360 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Environmental Engineer: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Engineer hold one), license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).
Move 2, to Chemical Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Civil Engineering Technician to Environmental Engineer +$63,670 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.88 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Engineer hold one), license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Environmental Engineer to Chemical Engineer +$9,690 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Chemical Engineers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.81 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Side by side

All Chemical Engineers: Texas median $132,750, $73,360 more a year than all Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians ($59,390), every experience level.

Chemical Engineer: 70% work more than 40 hours a week, about 4.7 times the share for Civil Engineering Technician (15%).

Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k

$59,390+$73,360$132,750

Gates on the route: Environmental Engineer: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Engineer hold one), license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +10.0% Texas, 560 openings a year

B +8.0% Texas, 160 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

15%+55 pts70%

Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first

2.1 / 5-0.12.0 / 5

Protective gear+1.02Protective gear: A 1.28, B 2.3
Hazardous conditions+1.00Hazardous conditions: A 1.78, B 2.78
Outdoors, all weather-0.65Outdoors, all weather: A 3.52, B 2.87
Hazardous equipment-0.53Hazardous equipment: A 2.92, B 2.39
Bending or twisting-0.48Bending or twisting: A 2.05, B 1.57

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 18% do).

B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 100%).

License

A No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

B Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 8 years, up to and including 10 years (O*NET: 31%).

B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 30%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Mathematics
Speaking
Active Listening
Monitoring

To build: 6

Science +1.37
Systems Evaluation +1.13
Active Learning +1.00
Operations Analysis +1.00
Systems Analysis +1.00
Complex Problem Solving +0.88

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